| Loreto | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 18,052 |
| Population Density Km2: | 4.08 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Seat |
| Population Blank1: | 16,311 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4418.98 |
| Leader Name: | Paola Margarita Cota Davis |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipal seat and largest city |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | Pacific |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Loreto (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It was created in 1992 from the partition of the neighboring Comondú Municipality. The municipal seat is in the town of Loreto, which was the former capital of Las Californias during Spanish colonial times.
The 2020 census reported a population of 18,052, about 94% of whom lived in the town of Loreto. The municipality has an area of 4311km2.
As 2020, the city of Loreto with a population of 16,311 concentrates 94% of the municipal population. There are other 136 small communities, which the largest are Ligüí (248 hab.), Ensenada Blanca (227 hab.), Puerto Agua Verde (210 hab.), San Javier (155 hab.) and Nopoló (103 hab.).
Ventura, California (United States)[1]Alfredo Garcia Green, first municipal president of Loreto.